A Professional Paint Job For 1/10th of the Price!

Well I painted a big portion of our downstairs area this week. There were two triumphant parts. The first was that it would have cost about $350 to have someone do it for us, and it only cost me $30 for the gallon of paint (so I actually MADE money!) The second part was the awesome little tip that I wanted to share with all of you in case you ever get the painting bug. :)

I had a guy here working on re-wallpapering our study, and he is also a professional painter, the night before he came, I had taped everything after the kids went to bed to get it all ready to paint the next night after the kids were in bed. Well he told me to put a thin layer of caulk along the tape, you don't put very much, just a tiny bead, and then smear the caulk over the seam so that it seals the tape to the wall, then your paint doesn't bleed through on to the door jambs, baseboards, and crown molding. Since you just have a tiny film of caulk you can't see it at all after you remove the tape.

I did it, and it was miraculous, it seems like no matter how careful you are when you tape, there is always a little spot that bleeds, well not this time! It was awesome, perfectly straight, clean lines. FANTASTICO!